Archive for the 'General' Category

Agile talent : how to source and manage outside experts / Jon Younger, Norm Smallwood.“How to Leverage Talent You Don’t Own – Campbell Soup Company and PepsiCo seek advice from anthropologists to understand customer tastes and preferences. Google and Intel engage experts in social science and biomechanics to assess how people think about and use […]

Digital to the core : remastering leadership for your industry, your enterprise, and yourself / Mark Raskino and Graham Waller, Gartner Inc.“There is no simple strategic method for dealing with the multidimensional nature of digital change. Even the sharpest leaders can become disoriented as change builds on change, leaving almost nothing certain. Yet to stand […]

Wellington City Libraries has subscribed to Lynda.com . Lynda.com has a wide range of tutorial video courses on a wide range of business topics such as : Leadership Social media marketing Management Business skills Online marketing Project management Not only does Lynda.com have business courses, but it has courses on a large range of subjects […]

Primed to perform : how to build the highest performing cultures through the science of total motivation / Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor. “Why do some workplace cultures inspire energy and innovation, while others fuel anxiety, boredom, or cynicism? Until now, such legendary cultures have seemed like magic beyond our control. However, behind every culture […]

The simplicity cycle : a field guide to making things better without making them worse / Dan Ward.“The award-winning engineer, Air Force lieutenant colonel, and author of F.I.R.E offers a road map for designing winning new products, services, and business models, and shows how to avoid complexity-related pitfalls in the process. With a foreword by […]

Extraordinary leadership in Australia & New Zealand : the five practices that create great workplaces / James Kouzes, Barry Posner with Michael Bunting.“The research-driven guide to the leadership behaviours which create more engaged workplaces and higher performance, Extraordinary Leadership in Australia and New Zealand is a guidebook for what it takes, at any level of […]

WHAT MAKES A BUSINESS EXCELLENT? This series consisting of 4 free talks, addresses some of the really important issues for SME business owners – Successful marketing, resilience, financial management and navigating local government. Where: Ground floor, Wellington City Libraries, 65 Victoria Street When: See Dates and Times Below The Business Excellence series commences: First Event […]

The book of leadership : how to get yourself, your team and your organisation further than you ever thought possible / Anthony Gell. Have you ever wondered what characteristics are shared by successful business leaders? Have you ever asked yourself what it is that they do differently which makes them and their organisations stand out […]

Innovation the NASA way : harnessing the power of your organization for breakthrough success / Rod Pyle. “Innovation the NASA Way” by Rod Pyle is an interesting and intriguing read that will keep you turning the pages well into the night. I truly enjoyed the format that Mr. Pyle used when writing this book. Each […]